Q Golf - Official online magazine for Golf Queensland Summer 2012 | Seite 5

Q-Sport Awards Over 40 years of dedication recognised
The 18th Annual Queensland Sport
Awards Presentation was held in
December, with Barry Shepherd
being presented with the highly
esteemed Service to Sport Award
for 2012.
Barry Shepherd has provided a long
and distinguished voluntary service
to the administration of the sport of
golf not only for his home state of
Queensland but also at the national
level. During his involvement
in golfing administration which
extends over 40 years, Barry has
provided extensive service at his golf
club, regional district level and the
governing body operations at both
State and National levels.
At Club level, Barry was first elected to the management committee of
Townsville Golf Club in 1971 and served on the committee until 1984.
During this period he served two terms as Club President.
At District level, Barry was elected as Townsville Golf Club’s delegate
to the North Queensland District Golf Association (NQDGA). In 1981,
he was elected President of the NQDGA and served in this position
until 1991. During this period he was conferred Life Membership of the
Association for services to golf in North Queensland.
At the State level, Barry held the position of delegate of NQDGA to the
Queensland Golf Union for 14 years. During this time he was elected to
the Management Committee of the Queensland Golf Union, a position
which he held for a period of 20 years. He then held the position of Vice
President of the Queensland Golf Union and was then elected President
in 2004 until that body was ceased to operation in 2007.
In his role as President of the Queensland Golf Union, Barry was a key
person in leading the unification of the men’s and women’s governing
bodies to create Golf Queensland. He was a Director of Golf Queensland
since its formation and retired from this position in May 2011.

form Golf Australia. Barry played a significant role in the negotiations
that led to the formation of Golf Australia. He was subsequently elected
as one of Queensland’s two male councillors to Golf Australia for the
period of 2006–2007.
Throughout the years, Barry has had various roles on the Selectors
Panel, Match Committee, and Golf Australia’s Rules and Handicapping
Committee. He also was Team Manager for a number of Australian and
Queensland teams.
For many years Barry has maintained a close association with the PGA
of Australia and its associated bodies. Barry is a nationally accredited
Rules Official and has officiated in that capacity at major Australian and
International events including the Australian Open, the Australian PGA,
the Australian Ladies Masters and the Aaron Baddley Invitational in
China. He is also one of the key instructors for Queensland’s State Rules
Accreditation Course.
Through his association with the Chemist Golf Fraternity, Barry has
played on over 200 of Australia’s leading golf courses. This has given
him a detailed appreciation and knowledge of course rating and
handicapping matters. Barry was one of the leading people to guide the
re-rating of Queensland’s 254 golf courses in preparation for the USGA’s
handicapping system rollout.
In undertaking this sustained level of voluntar